Sinkhole swallows 2 cars in downtown Da Nang
Vietnam News 10:54 04/12/2025A section of Nguyen Cong Tru Street near the Han River in An Hai Ward, Da Nang City, central Vietnam collapsed suddenly on Wednesday afternoon, pulling two cars into a deep sinkhole.
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports in 11 months surpass 2024 record
Economy 09:28 04/12/2025Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery sector has continued its strong performance, with export turnover between January and November estimated at US$64.01 billion, up 12.6 percent year on year and surpassing the full-year record of $62.4 billion set in 2024.
Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong becomes 2nd-richest in Southeast Asia
Economy 11:04 03/12/2025Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vietnam's leading private conglomerate Vingroup, saw his net worth surge by US$1.1 billion on Tuesday, propelling him to the position of the second-richest individual in Southeast Asia, according to data published by Forbes.
Starlink satellite Internet services near final approval in Vietnam
Economy 17:03 02/12/2025Starlink satellite Internet services, offered by U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is in the final stage of regulatory assessment and may soon receive official approval to operate in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on Monday.
Foreign experts urge Vietnam to add e-cigarettes, heated tobacco to investment law’s prohibited list
Vietnam News 11:32 02/12/2025Foreign experts are calling for the production and trade of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products to be added to the list of banned business sectors under Vietnam’s revised Investment Law, aiming to prevent these products from threatening public health, especially among young people, heard a conference held in Hanoi on Monday.
Nearly 1.8mn Vietnamese children under 5 are stunted: UNICEF
Vietnam News 17:26 01/12/2025Vietnam currently has around 1.8 million children under five suffering from stunting, with the rate of malnutrition among ethnic minority children in remote areas being twice that of the Kinh ethnic group, according to UNICEF statistics.
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster revealed
World 16:21 01/12/2025Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam aviation authority orders maximum passenger support amid Airbus technical updates
Economy 13:58 29/11/2025The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has called on airlines to offer maximum assistance to passengers in light of urgent software updates required for Airbus A320 aircraft, which could disrupt flight schedules.
‘Aroha’ spirit strengthens Vietnam -New Zealand partnership
Vietnam News 13:33 29/11/2025The Consulate General of New Zealand in Ho Chi Minh City hosted the 50-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Vietnam on Thursday evening at The Reverie Saigon in Saigon Ward.
Storm Koto drifts slowly as rare tropical depression moves into East Vietnam Sea
Vietnam News 11:53 29/11/2025Storm Koto has been weakening and drifting slowly from Saturday morning, while a rare tropical depression east of Malaysia has been moving toward the southern East Vietnam Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
